%0 Journal Article
%T Judas’s tree of punishment
%A Frey, Ludwik
%J Modern medicine
%V 2024
%R 10.4467/12311960MN.24.010.20003
%N Volume 30 (2024) Supplement I
%P 11-34
%K apocrypha, beliefs, Bible, common fig, Judas, legends, symbolism, willow
%@ 1231-1960
%D 2024
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/medycyna-nowozytna/article/drzewo-kary-judasza
%X Mentions about the death of Judas Iscariot, presented as a negative figure because of handing Jesus over to death, can be found in the Holy Scriptures, in the Gospel of St. Matthew and in the Acts of the Apostles, as well as in biblical literature. According to the most widespread opinion, the apostle committed suicide by hanging himself on a tree whose name was not specified. Apocrypha, various legends and tradition mention representatives of at least seven genera of trees, which, incidentally, have medicinal properties, although it is difficult to pinpoint the species. In an attempt to determine it, selected trees were presented and the possibilities of using them as a tool for the execution of Judas were discussed, discussing in turn: the size and shape of the tree, its area of occurrence and symbolism.